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Function and Swing

function

noun

  • Mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function. ()
  • What something is used for.
    • usage: "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it"
  • The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
    • usage: "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
  • A relation such that one thing is dependent on another.
    • usage: "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
  • A formal or official social gathering or ceremony.
    • usage: "it was a black-tie function"
  • A vaguely specified social event.
    • usage: "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
  • A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program.

verb

  • Perform as expected when applied.
    • usage: "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
  • Serve a purpose, role, or function.
    • usage: "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
  • Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.
    • usage: "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
swing

noun

  • A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity.
    • usage: "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"
  • Mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth.
  • A sweeping blow or stroke.
    • usage: "he took a wild swing at my head"
  • Changing location by moving back and forth.
  • A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz.
  • A jaunty rhythm in music.
  • The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it.
  • In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball.
    • usage: "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
  • A square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them.

verb

  • Move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting.
    • usage: "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
  • Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner.
    • usage: "He swung back"
  • Change direction with a swinging motion; turn.
    • usage: "swing back"; "swing forward"
  • Influence decisively.
    • usage: "This action swung many votes over to his side"
  • Make a big sweeping gesture or movement.
  • Hang freely.
    • usage: "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
  • Hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement.
    • usage: "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
  • Alternate dramatically between high and low values.
    • usage: "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
  • Live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style.
    • usage: "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
  • Have a certain musical rhythm.
    • usage: "The music has to swing"
  • Be a social swinger; socialize a lot.
  • Play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm.
  • Engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends.
    • usage: "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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